bound1 /bound/ verb walk or run with leaping strides. "Louis came bounding down the stairs" Similar: leap jump spring bounce hop vault hurdle skip bob dance prance romp caper cavort sport frisk frolic gambol gallop hurtle curvet rollick capriole noun a leaping movement upward. "I went up the steps in two effortless bounds" Similar: leap jump spring bounce hop vault hurdle curvet capriole